M5.5 earthquake 209 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 209 km S of Sarangani, Philippines on Tue, May 14, 2002, 10:19 PM GMT+8 (14:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-14 14:19:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.507° N, 125.377° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 46°, dip 44°, rake 126°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 180°, dip 56°, rake 60°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 100
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4ah (also filed as gcmtb051402c, gcmt20020514141903, iscgem3928147). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.